Obama Creating A “Cyber Czar”
Washington, DC — President Barack Obama considers computer security a top priority. Immediately after taking office, the President ordered the National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to conduct an immediate Cyber Security Review. The creation of the positioin “Cyber Czar” is a direct result of the security review.
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President Obama Directs the [...]
Iran Cuts Access To Facebook
As the elections draw near in Iran, they have blocked access to Facebook.
“Every single media outlet that is seen as competition for Ahmadinejad is at risk of being closed,” said a top aide. “Placing limits on the competition is the top priority of the government.”
“Facebook is one of the only independent sources that the Iranian [...]
Mac OS X and Java Alert
Mac OS X Includes Known Vulnerable Version of Java
Current releases of Mac OS X (version 10.5.7 and version 10.4.11 with security update 2009-002) include a version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) containing known security vulnerabilities. US-CERT is aware of publicly available exploit code for one of these vulnerabilities. This vulnerability may allow untrusted applets to [...]
HP Notebook Batteries Fire Hazard
HP Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Lithium-Ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computers
Units: [...]
Warning — Microsoft Powerpoint Alert
Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for May Security Bulletin
added May 7, 2009 at 02:58 pm
Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that the May release cycle will contain one bulletin with a maximum severity rating of Critical. The notification states that the Critical bulletin is for Microsoft PowerPoint. The release is scheduled for Tuesday, [...]
